The late University of Arizona art professor Warren Anderson humorously referred to these cartoon-image creations as "bandit victims" in his 1981 book, Vanishing Roadside America.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...

The beloved cactus, nearly 100 years older than Arizona itself, weathered generations of storms and droughts, until it toppled to the ground after August rains.

A mature saguaro cactus grows at Boyce Thompson Arboretum on April 23, 2020. But, unrestricted by climate, its commercial brethren have migrated worldwide, which is a testament to how the towering ...